Running an affiliate program, answered plainly
Short articles on the questions that come up once partners start selling: tax forms, refunds after a payout, cookies and consent, and the partners who stop.
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Each one ends with what Refficks does about it.
- How to start an affiliate programThe decisions to make before the first partner joins, in order.
- W-9, W-8BEN and the 1099-NECThe tax forms for paying affiliates, and what changed for payments made in 2026.
- Refunds and clawbacksWhat happens to a commission when its sale is refunded, before and after a payout.
- Cookies and consentWhat affiliate tracking may store before a visitor agrees, and what still works when they don't.
- Why affiliates go quietThe stage each quiet partner stopped at, and what each one needs from you.